The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-26

On our third page today will be found
striking and Instructive illustration OF the
comparative worth of the various kinds OF
baking powders now i'll the market.
Mrs Hall has received fresh supply
of winter hats. Prices to suit tho times.
Grape Bonnets speciality. Old Grape made
new. Give her u call. Oct. ~, lm.
A bout Il dozen Etktonian attended an
excellent rendition of the "Bellnan' by the
McCaull Opera Company, at the Winning
ton Opera House Oh Saturday evening last.
We were grie we'd to find on tuesday
morning that some thief had stolen our I'M
derclpthing from the line III the back yard
during the night The poor fellow EVIL
IDENTIFY knows what it is to suffer with
crld. but he can console himself with the
assurance that in the next world he will be
warm enough without even underclothes.-
Deaion Union.
A number of Elk ton young men that
attend school at a distance are home spend
ing the Thanksgiving holidays. Among
them Mr. William Bratton, of Princeton
College; Mr. Winter Wilson, of l. shigh Uni
versity; Mr.. Charles B. Perkins, OF the
Philadelphia Dental School: Messrs. Her.
bert D. Liizenberg and Hal Jamar of West
Nottingh am Academy.
The clerk to the county commissioners
requests that those that have received checks
for amounts due them by the county,
through the mail, will please send receipts
for same at once and those living i'll Elkton
or vicinity are expected TO call for checks
and sign receipts at once, as the old board
desires TO close up their business before the
new board takes possession.
A team belonging to Mr. b b. Dunbar,
the well-known liveryman of Eikton, col
lded at a late hour on Wednesday night
with large pile of fire wood in front OF
residence on North street. The vehicle was
upset and somewhat damaged. Citizens
leaving distractions in the st-eets at night
should be careful to place lights on the same
IN order that travellers may not sustain in
jury to person or property
Mr.. James b. Marrett, of Elkton, this
week exchanged his residence, on West
Main street, Elkton, for the farm of the late
Westcott Lowell, near Leeds, recently pur-
chased by William Den Nornandie, OF Phi'a-
delphla Mr.. Marrett will take possession
of the tarm on March 18th next, and will
use it principally for raising fine stock. The
exact terms o. the exchange have not been
made public. Mr.. Wm. G. Crow, acting as
agent for MIR. DeNormandie, effected TIL,
negotiation.
WIN. S. Evans, Esq, trustee, on Tues
day, offered at public sale at the Court
House door, the farm. of the late DIR. Il. Is.
Tuft, situated in the Fourth district, near
Appleton, and containing about 62 acres. 1t
was withdrawn by the ttustee and after
wards sold a private sale to Mrs. Ruth V.
Tuft for s., l37 80 The same trustee sold on
the same day the farm of the late Captain
John Henderson, consisting of 80 acres, and
adjoining the above mentioned farm, to
VIM. G. Henderson fof 800.
DIR. Stewart Smith, of Mitchelrs drug
store, took IA vacation from his arduous pro-
fessional duties on Thanksgiving day, and
armed with fine $50 breech loader bor-
rowed for the occasion made for SHsqueh-
anna flats. Our best advices, coming per
maps indirectly from Stewart, are, that the
doctor knocked ducks right and left, spoil
ing the shooting on the flats, AT least, tor
this year Don't kill them all mex. year,
Stewart
The Gilpin building is approaching
complexion Most of the rooms have al
ready been rented. Crothers q Bratton,
the prominent law firm, will occupy the
room on the first floor next to High street.
The room adjoining has been rehted by
Reuben Haines, ESD, and the remaining
room will be used for a postotfice. The Ma.
sonic Lodge has rent' ! the commodlons
room including the entire third story. The
rooms on the second floor have not yet been
rented.
The Elkton Colored Cornet Band gave
concert in Wingate Post Hall, North East,
on Wednesday evening. which was largely
attended. About 100 persons bought tickets
at this plac for North East to attend the
concert. The proceeds of the entertain nment
Will 90 10 Inc iuHu lOl prov bho ibSih
bers of the band with suits They now hav
a sufficient amount for this purpose. Ther
are few bands composed of colored persons
that rendered better music than that OF
Elkton.
The new telephone line in this county
was used to summon witnesses one day this
week by "a Deputy United States Marshal.
This officer came to Elkton to summon wit
nesses in the case of the National Bank of
Chester county, Pa, vs. Walter Armstrong
which comes up for trial in the United
States Court next week. He had summons
for couple of persons in Rising Sun on the
same case, and ved himself the trouble of
going to that place by deputizing Mr.. John
S. Rossell to summons them by telephone.
They acknowledged the summons. The
marshal did not know how to handle the
phone, or he could have talked directly to
the parties.
Governor Henry Lloyd has appointed
Captain WIN. G. Purnell, of this place, Sec
retary of the Maryla Senate to direct and
superintend the arrangeIL ent for the recep-
ton and comfort of the members of the com
ing legislature. The manner in which this
work has been previously done by other
parties has been far from satisfactory as
well as extravagant, and Governor Lloyd,
knowing Captain Purnel's thorough ac-
| auaintance with the wants of the mem bers,
| acquired during the many sessions that he
| has acted in an official capacity in the Sen
| ate, as well as his Integrity and reliability
requested him to take charge of the matter.
| The governor met the captain in An
napolis on Wednesday last, to confer about
| the arrangements.
| The Newark correspondent of the Will
| mington ErerH EreaiHg is responsible for
| the following: IA curious phenomenon was
witnessed Oh Sunday morning at Glasgow.
dense fog hung over the place excluding
every particle of sunlight antil day was
turned into night and lamps had to be light
| ed During the continuance OF this "seige'
it had rapidly grown colder by the change
of wind from the southeast to the north.
west, which increased in velocity and cold
ness until il resomhed a blizzard and pre-
| cipitated the moisture of the fog into a
densely falling snow. In short time the
ground was covered to the depth of hall
inch and the sun shown out clearly. The
temperature had fallen about 24O during tht
| hour.
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